#biomimicry — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biomimicry, aggregated by home.social.
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🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/egg-inspired-spacecraft-shield/
#space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦋✨ #Butterfly wing #color comes from #pterin crystals that bend and scatter #light rather than absorb it, keeping colors vivid without fading.
Chemists developed a faster method to grow these #crystals without toxic solvents, producing small amounts of eco-friendly, non-toxic #pigment. The work points toward glitter made from #DNA-related compounds as a planet-friendlier alternative.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/dolly-parton-butterfly-glitter-chemistry/
#butterflies #biomimicry #chemistry #sustainability #science #nature #innovation #northeastern #environment #dollyparton #ecofriendly #materials
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‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ NEW: 🚄🧲 An animated #TEDEd lesson from Ning Zhao details how magnetic fields lift, propel, and brake #maglev #trains. By replacing #wheels with magnetic #levitation, these high-speed #vehicles eliminate mechanical friction to reach speeds over 400 km/h.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-maglev-trains-work
#aerodynamics #animals #animation #biomimicry #birds #city #design #engineering #infrastructure #japan #magneticfield #magnets #science #solutions #speed #technology #tech #transportation #travel #vehicles #physics #rail #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐌🌧️ #MaxPlanck researchers collected brown-lipped #snails on rainy days, fed them cucumbers and lichen, then coaxed out five different kinds of #mucus.
Each #slime uses the same #proteins with varying concentrations, plus different amounts of #calcium and other ions. The result is a lubricant for gliding, two defensive options, a winter seal, and an adhesive that sticks to #wood, #glass, and #aluminum.
👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920383/snail-slime-mucus-inspire-new-materials
#biomimicry #materials #nature #science #animals #biology #adaptation
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Map of our body - the more I study it, the more it reminds the map of our Earth... We are Nature.
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Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high‑protein diet?
#Science #Butterflies #Wildlife #Pollen #Health #Insects #Environment #Ecology #Nutrition #Climate #Longevity #Aging #Biomimicry #Nutrition #Protein #Biodiversity
https://the-14.com/some-tropical-butterflies-live-surprisingly-long-lives-is-it-their-high-protein-diet/ -
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🫁🧪 #MIT engineers created a #hydrogel with microscopic air channels inspired by human #lungs.
The material is 70% #water but lets #oxygen and water vapor pass through 10 times better than conventional hydrogels. In small human tests skin stayed cool and dry during #exercise while silicone patches caused sweating and a 6.5°C temperature rise.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-create-a-breathable-hydrogel-inspired-by-human-lungs
#wearables #skin #biomimicry #aerogel #nature #science #engineering #health #tech #technology #innovation
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ NEW: 🐧🤖 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built a flapping-wing #robot that swims #underwater and flies into the air.
Inspired by diving #birds like #puffins, the small #vehicle folds its #wings to handle water density. This #technology could help scientists collect environmental samples from both air and #water.
👉 Learn more at https://seethis.tv/post/a-puffin-inspired-flapping-robot-that-swims-underwater-then-flies-into-the-air
#aerodynamics #animals #biomechanics #biomimicry #design #engineering #fluiddynamics #flying #locomotion #physics #research #science #tech #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: Asa Barber’s team at the University of #Portsmouth found that common #limpet #teeth are five times stronger than #spider #silk, making them the strongest known natural material.
Their goethite nanofiber #protein composite can withstand pressures comparable to turning #carbon into #diamond and could inspire synthetic materials.
#snails #science #biomimicry #nature #spiders #nanotechnology #goethite #biology #engineering #royalsociety #animals #wildlife #mollusks
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦔🤖 Researchers at #NorthCarolina State University built a flexible structure that curls into rigid #armor when it senses impact.
Inspired by the three-banded #armadillo, the design uses heat-responsive materials and interlocking segments to increase stiffness 600-fold. The system could protect soft #robots, flexible #electronics, and wearable devices in hazardous environments.
#engineering #robotics #science #tech #technology #biomimicry #northcarolinastate #innovation
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪽🌊 Engineers at #MIT and #EPFL built FAAV, a flapping wing #robot that flies through air and swims #underwater using flexible membrane wings.
The #design mimics how diving #birds move between fluids that differ 800 fold in density. The #research suggests that diving birds prioritize speed over #energy efficiency during underwater wing strokes.
#robotics #biomimicry #engineering #science #physics #animals #drones #technology #tech #ocean #flight #swimming
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🛩️🪰 Male #dragonflies engage in aerial dogfights to defend territory, using simple visual rules like fighter pilots.
Researchers in the #UK used stereoscopic cameras to reconstruct 3D flight paths of the scarlet Trithemis aurora dragonfly. The #insects pull up to 6 Gs and compete for tail chase positioning rather than intercepting like they do with prey.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/dragonflies-maneuver-like-fighter-pilots/
#flight #biomechanics #animals #science #nature #biomimicry #drones #research #royalsociety #arthropods
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A for Anatomy.
Map of our body - the more I study it, the more it reminds the map of our Earth... We are Nature.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦎🧠 Scientists at the University of #Würzburg designed a #Mars #rover wheel that mimics the sandfish #lizard, a #desert #reptile that swims through loose #sand. The team tested their bio inspired #wheels on sand and open terrain showing steady movement and identifying areas for improvement.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-built-a-mars-rover-that-swims-through-sand/
#mars #rover #biomimicry #sandfish #lizard #robotics #space #engineering #nasa #biology #design #locomotion #terrain #sand #wheels
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦔⚙️ #Duke University researchers designed #Argus, a 20-legged spherical #robot that moves by rolling and shuffling rather than walking. Built around a principle called dynamic #isotropy, the robot can accelerate equally well in any direction.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/20-legged-robot-argus-rep/
#robotics #dukeuniversity #engineering #science #tech #technology #biomimicry #innovation #math #physics #education
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AAny sufficiently advanced [biomimicry] is indistinguishable from [AI] [to the marketing team]"
What #ArthurCClarke really meant.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪳🤿 Scientists in #Singapore and #Japan built flexible #3D printed #diving suits that deliver #oxygen to #cockroaches through their breathing pores.
A #chemical reaction between #hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide generates the oxygen, allowing the #insects to walk #underwater for up to three hours. The team envisions using these #cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue in flooded #disaster zones and eventually on #Mars.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/diving-suits-cyborg-cockroaches/
#robotics #science #engineering #biology #chemistry #ntu #waseda #nature #communication #biomimicry #technology #tech
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🦅💨 The nankeen #kestrel, a tiny Australian #falcon, flies with exceptional stability in turbulent winds, inspiring one international #research team.
Wind tunnel #experiments showed wing and tail extensions helped #birds maintain lift and reduce #flight irregularities. The team aims to integrate these features into small #drones as #climatechange increases atmospheric #turbulence.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/technology/falcon-aircraft-turbulence/
#biomimicry #nankeekestrel #engineering #robotics #climate #aviation #australia #animals #technology #tech
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Ok, while I do understand some of the science behind them, modern very high-resolution imaging tools in the nanometer scale are nothing short of pure #SciFiScience, say nothing of the applications they can unlock.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: A barn #owl can catch a #mouse in a completely dark room using only its sense of #hearing.
The secret lies in its #feathers – reflective facial disc feathers focus #sound into asymmetrically placed #ears, while serrated wing feathers muffle noise mid-flight. Engineers at #Siemens are now mimicking owl feathers to make quieter #windturbines.
#barnowl #owls #predator #hunting #biomimicry #engineering #biology #evolution #ornithology
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What can biology teach us about building better technology? By drawing parallels between microbial networks and the Reticulum protocol, I explore why the future of society looks less like a corporate pyramid and more like a mycelial web.
https://sein.com.au/articles/network-as-mycelial-web/
#SystemsThinking #Biomimicry #Decentralisation #Reticulum #Mycelium
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On the infrastructure that makes conscience legible
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."
I keep returning to Edgar Mitchell’s account of his return from the moon — looking back at Earth from beyond its sphere of influence, he found himself overwhelmed by an inner conviction as certain as any equation he’d ever solved: that this beautiful blue world is part of a living system, harmonious and whole, and that we all participate in a universe of consciousness.
Mitchell was a trained engineer and astronaut, not predisposed to mysticism. But something about the impossible perspective broke the Cartesian spell. He came home and spent the rest of his life trying to reconcile the difference between what he’d experienced and what the institutions of his world were capable of understanding.
How do we reconcile the parallax of perception from a distance, to the shortsighted view of global machinations at ground level...
https://intothedialectic.com/wiring-the-organism/
#commons #protocol #livingsystems #collectiveintelligence #decentralisation #governance #biomimicry #regenerative #commonsprotocol
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No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
https://intothedialectic.com/wiring-the-organism/
#commons #protocol #livingsystems #collectiveintelligence #decentralisation #governance #biomimicry #regenerative #commonsprotocol
